Recent Photos from Elkhart, Ind.

It has been a while since I've made a post with photos that I have shot at work. It has been a busy few months. On the upside though, the multimedia piece that I shot as my Advanced Photojournalism capstone project at WKU about the Tea Party in Kentucky won first place in the Hearst competition in the third round of news multimedia and the piece was also recently featured on zMultimedia. It has been a good few weeks.

Hearst: http://www.hearstfdn.org/hearst_journalism/competitions.php?type=Multimedia&year=2012&id=7
zMultimedia: http://www.zmultimedia.com/episodes.html?video=0007&TYPE=

Anyway, these are some photos that I have shot in the past month or so that I liked. Enjoy :-)

Michelle Zufan, a family support specialist with CAPS, plays with Amos Shorter, 17 months old, as she assesses his level of development since her last visit while Amos's sister Ozjhaeonica Shorter, 3, and his mother, Veronica Shorter play in the foreground.

Fairfield's Becca Kropf (11), NorthWood's Hillary Lechlitner (21) and her teammate Ellen Line (12) watch to see if the ball, thrown by Kropf, goes into the basket during their game in the Wawasee Sectional at Wawasee High School on Friday, Feb. 10. NorthWood won the game 51-43.

NorthWood's Jordyn Frantz (20) shoots a free throw during their game against Fairfield in the Wawasee Sectional at Wawasee High School on Friday, Feb. 10. NorthWood won the game 51-43.

Ryan Pletka, 14, waits for his family's computer to turn on so that he could play a shape matching game in their home in Elkhart on Saturday, Feb. 11. Last week the Pletka family was without internet due to a local outage. Ryan and his older brother Andrew, 18, both have Fragile X Syndrome which is hereditary and contributed to them both being autistic. "The stimulation from the video games and the television help to calm the boys down," Lorraine, their mother, said. "Last week was so hard without internet."

The Goshen High School varsity boys basketball team gets pumped up along with the crowd before their home game against Westview High School on Friday, Feb. 17. Goshen won the game 52-46.

Central's Sean O'Neill swims the 100 butterfly during the Northridge Boys Swimming and Diving Sectional at Northridge High School in Middlebury on Saturday, Feb. 18. O'Neill placed first in the event with a time of 53.17 although Northridge won the meet.

Northridge's Terry Peoples swims the 200 freestyle during the Northridge Boys Swimming and Diving Sectional at Northridge High School in Middlebury on Saturday, Feb. 18. Peoples placed first in the event.

Elkhart County Councilman David Foutz looks around the basement of the armory in Elkhart on Friday, Feb. 3.

Dried flowers hang from the ceiling in the Flower Arrangement/Horticulture classroom at the Career Center in Elkhart.

Students in the police officer class at the Career Center in Elkhart practice arresting a suspect during a felony traffic stop on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Devin Biek, part owner of Paragon and Indigan and full owner of MotionLeft mopeds, applies the Paragon logo to the prototype moped for Paragon on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at their shop in the Innovation Center in Goshen.

Memorial Students celebrate after their team scored a basket during their game against Northridge in the first round of the Class 4A Elkhart Sectional at North Side Gym in Elkhart on Tuesday, February 27, 2011. Memorial won the game.

Central's Victor Kyle tries to shoot a basket while being blocked by Concord's Seth Huxford (44), Jason Spriggs (54) and Franco House (30) during their game in the first round of the Class 4A Elkhart Sectional at North Side Gym in Elkhart on Tuesday, February 27, 2011. Concord won the game 54-38.

Puppies watch employees at the Elkhart County Humane Society walk by in the adoption kennel on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Two ball pythons rest in their aquarium tank at the Elkhart County Humane Society on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. The snakes were seized from their owners because they are considered to be exotic animals.

Goshen's Jacob Isnogle pole vaults over the bar set at 8.6 feet during their meet against Central at Central High School on Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Penn's Kelcie Bailey, top, and Merrillville's Stephanie Samuels, bottom, compete in the first heat of the 300 hurdles during the Charger Relays at Memorial High School on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

A runner from Merrillville High School leads the 400 meter dash during the Charger Relays at Memorial High School on Saturday, March 24, 2012.

Goshen's Warren Kay (7) hits the ball during their game against Central at Central High School on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

Two members of the Elkhart County Crash Investigation Team investigate the section of S.R. 15 where a four-year-old child was struck by a southbound vehicle at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.

Members of the Elkhart County Crash Investigation Team investigate the section of S.R. 15 where a four-year-old child was struck by a southbound vehicle at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2012. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.